MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION 2017

By: Representatives Read, Moore, Arnold,
Banks, Barker, Beckett, Bennett, Bounds,
Brown, Busby, Clarke, Cockerham, Currie,
DeLano, Denny, Eure, Holland, Huddleston
(30th), Ladner, Mettetal, Monsour, Staples,
Sullivan, Thomas, Turner, Watson

To:

Appropriations

HOUSE BILL NO. 1502

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AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUNDING
K-12 AND OTHER RELATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING CERTAIN
AGENCIES AND PROGRAMS, IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, FOR THE FISCAL
YEAR 2018.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

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SECTION 1.

The following sums, or so much of those sums as

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may be necessary, are appropriated out of any money in the State

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General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of

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funding K-12 and other related educational activities, including

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certain agencies and programs, in the State of Mississippi, for

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the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018,

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as follows:

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(a)

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the State Department of Education, and

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excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division....................................... $

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(b)

124,845,810.00.

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division of the State Department of Education.....................
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.............................................. $
(c)

76,193,758.00.

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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paying annual compensation to the Chickasaw Cession counties for

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sixteenth section lands which they lost through sale by the state,

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as provided in Section 29-3-137 through 29-3-141, Mississippi Code

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of 1972....................................... $

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(e)

19,573,344.00.

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Mississippi School for the Blind and

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the Mississippi School for the Deaf...........$

8,035,626.00.

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TOTAL AMOUNT OF STATE GENERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED

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BY THIS SECTION BEING....................$

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SECTION 2.

228,648,538.00.

The following sums, or so much of those sums as

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may be necessary, are appropriated out of any money in any special

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fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or

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funds of the agencies or programs specified in the following

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paragraphs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending

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June 30, 2018, as follows:

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(a)

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the State Department of Education,

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excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division....................................... $

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(b)

873,781,138.00.

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division of the State Department of Education.....................

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.............................................. $
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(c)

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Mississippi School for the Blind and

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the Mississippi School for the Deaf........... $

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TOTAL AMOUNT OF SPECIAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED

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BY THIS SECTION BEING................... $

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SECTION 3.

1,927,418.00.

896,671,510.00.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, One

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Hundred Twenty-six Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-two Dollars

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($126,472.00), or so much of that sum as may be necessary, is

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appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit

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of the Health Care Expendable Fund to the State Department of

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Education for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the

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department for the Mississippi Eye Screening Program for providing

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vision safety services.

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SECTION 4.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, the

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following sums, or so much of those sums as may be necessary, are

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derived out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of

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the Education Enhancement Fund pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and

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27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, as follows:

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(a)

To the State Department of Education, excluding the

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expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education Division, for

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the following purposes:

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Literacy Initiative and Assessment....... $

6,333,806.00.

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Educable Child........................... $

7,000,000.00.

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Grants to school districts for capital

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facilities and buses................ $
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Instructional materials.................. $

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Students with Special Needs............... $

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Implementing Performance Based Data

12,000,000.00.
1,800,000.00.

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Collection and Accreditation

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Model............................... $

274,937.00.

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Testing.................................. $

6,125,670.00.

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Mississippi School for Math

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and Science......................... $

125,000.00.

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Mississippi School for Fine Arts......... $

125,000.00.

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TOTAL.................................... $

49,784,413.00.

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(b)

To the State Department of Education to defray the

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expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education Division.......

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.............................................. $

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(c)

4,937,258.00.

To the State Board of Education for the purpose of

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defraying the expenses of the Mississippi School for the Blind and

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the Mississippi School for the Deaf...........$

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SECTION 5.

1,207,037.00.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of

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this act, not more than the following amount shall be expended for

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Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits............. $

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27,023,959.00.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, the following

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positions are authorized for the State Department of Education,

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excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division:

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AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:
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Time-Limited:

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Part Time.............

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Full Time.............

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Part Time.............

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With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's
responsibility to make certain that funds required to be

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appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2019 do not

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exceed Fiscal Year 2018 funds appropriated for that purpose,

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unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year

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2018 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

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provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel

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Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to

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fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the

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provisions of this act.

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agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases

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this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2018

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appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the

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exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks.

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the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal

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Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency

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has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this

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projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2018 "Personal Services"

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appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which

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reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation

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requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until

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such time as the requirements of this provision are met.
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Based on data

It shall be the responsibility of the

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If, at

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Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with

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the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or

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allowable under the terms set forth within this act.

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Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written

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approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.

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Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written

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approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions

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without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the

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appropriated level.

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The State

The

No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be

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used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are

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being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this

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act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

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None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in

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violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating

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to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as

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interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

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SECTION 6.

In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance

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Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of

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the Legislature that the funds provided in this act shall be

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utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to

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achieve the intended mission of the State Department of Education,

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excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division.

Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make

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every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided

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below:

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FY2018

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Performance Measures

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Special Education

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Target

Number of Special Education
Teachers (FTEs)

5,139

2013-2014 IEP Students not Participating
in Math Assessments

1,184

2013-2014 Percentage of IEP Students

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not Participating in Statewide Math

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Assessments (%)

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2013-14 IEP Students not Participating
in Statewide Reading Assessments

not Participating in Statewide

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Reading Assessments (%)

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1,163

2013-14 Percentage of IEP Students

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4.50

4.50

Number of Students with an IEP
Graduating with a Standard Diploma

900

Child Nutrition
Sites Compliant with Fresh Fruit &
Vegetable Program Standards (%)

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Sites Compliant with the National
School Lunch Program (%)

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Sites Compliant with the School
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Breakfast Program

861

Compulsory School Attendance
Statewide 2009-2010 Cohort 4-Year
Dropout Rate (%)

13.90

General Administration
Total Dollars Spent on General
Administration (Dollars)

23,804,396

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Percentage of Total Dollars Spent on

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General Administration (%)

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16.86

Turnover Rate at Central Office (%)

5.80

Graduation & Career Readiness
Public High School 4-Year Graduation
Rate for 2009-2010 Cohort (Number)
Public High School 4-Year Graduation
Rate for 2009-2010 Cohort (%)

82.00

Special Schools
Number of Students Enrolled Annually
at MSMS

225

Amount of Scholarship Offerings for MSMS
Students Attending College (Dollars)

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Percentage of MSMS Graduating Seniors

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Who Earn National Merit or

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National Achievement Semifinalist

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Status (%)

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28,500

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Average ACT Composite Score
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for Graduating Seniors

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Average Cost per Student to

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Attend MSMS (Dollars)

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Average ACT Composite Score for

28.20

21,000

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Graduating Seniors at MS School

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for the Arts

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Percentage of MS School for the

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Arts Graduating Seniors Receiving

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Scholarship Offers (%)

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Early Childhood Education
Early Learning Collarborative Mean

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Scaled Score on the Kindergarten

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Readiness Assessment for Fall 2014

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Early Learning Collarborative Mean

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Scaled Score on the Kindergarten

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Readiness Assessment for Spring 2015

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Statewide Percentage of 2015-2016
Teachers with Alternative Route

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License (%)

10.60

Statewide Percentage of 2015-2016

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Teachers with Five or More Years

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of Experience (%)

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Teacher Tng & Professional Dev

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69.90

Statewide Percentage of 2015-2016
Teachers with Ten or More Years
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of Experience (%)

48.40

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Statewide Average Years of Experience

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for 2015-2016 Full-Time Teachers

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Statewide Percentage of 2015-2016

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Teachers with Less than Three Years

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of Experience (%)

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Number of Teachers Retained

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19.30

Statewide from Previous Year

29,947

Percentage of Teachers Retained
Statewide from Previous Year (%)

Number of Students Taking the Third
Grade Reading Summative Assessment

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in May 2015

39,000

Percentage of All 3rd Graders Enrolled in

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May 2015 that took the Third Grade Reading

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Summative Assessment (%)

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99.80

Statewide Mean Scaled Score on the Third
Grade Reading Summative Assessment

985

Minimum Passing Score on the Third
Grade Reading Summative Assessment

626

Number of Students Scoring At or Above

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Passing Score on the Third Grade

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Reading Summative Assessment

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87.70

Elementary Education

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36,270

Percentage of Students Scoring At or
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Above Passing Score on the Third

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Grade Reading Summative Assessment (%)

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Secondary Education
Statewide Mean ACT Composite Score
for Juniors Testing in March

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Number of 11th Graders Taking

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the ACT in May 2015

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17.50

32,000

Percentage of All 11th Graders Enrolled
in March 2015 that took the ACT (%)

or More AP Course Grades 9 - 12

or More AP Course Grades 9 - 12 (%)

Percent of 2015-2016 Month 1 Net

2013-2014 Accountability Rating of A (%)

19.30

Percent of 2015-2016 Month 1 Net

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Membership in Schools with a

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2013-2014 Accountability Rating of B (%)

29.50

Percent of 2015-2016 Month 1 Net

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Membership in Schools with a

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2013-2014 Accountability Rating of C (%)

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15.00

School Performance

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19,300

Percentage of Students Enrolled in One

Membership in Schools with a

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95

Number of Students Enrolled in One

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93.00

Percent of 2015-2016 Month 1 Net
Membership in Schools with a
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2013-2014 Accountability Rating of D (%)
Percent of 2015-2016 Month 1 Net

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Membership in Schools with a

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2013-2014 Accountability Rating of F (%)

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1.60

Percent of 2015-2016 Month 1 Net

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Membership in Schools without a

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2013-2014 Accountability Rating (%)

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12.80

11.70

A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets

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set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the

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agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget

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Committee for Fiscal Year 2019.

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SECTION 7.

In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance

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Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of

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the Legislature that the funds provided in this act shall be

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utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to

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achieve the intended mission of the School for the Blind and Deaf

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of the State Department of Education.

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authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the

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targeted performance measures provided below:

Based on the funding

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FY2018

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Performance Measures

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Instruction

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Target

School for the Blind - Increase Graduation

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Rate for Visually Impaired Students (%)

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2011-2012 Baseline: 50.00%
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School for the Deaf - Increase Number of

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Students Receiving Standard &

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Occupational Diploma (%)

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2011-2012 Baseline: 75.00%

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90.00

Student Services
School for the Blind - Increase Eligible High

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School Students Working Part-Time (%)

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2011-2012 Baseline: 34.00%

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40.00

Operation & Maintenance
Number of Persons Served Through
Community Sign Language Classes

90

Number of Parents Served Through
Community Sign Language Classes

60

A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets

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set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the

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agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget

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Committee for Fiscal Year 2019.

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SECTION 8.

No school district shall expend any funds,

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received under the School Ad Valorem Reduction Grant, unless such

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school district has specifically identified the amount of the

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grant within the published budget as required by Section 37-61-9,

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Mississippi Code of 1972.

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following statement:

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a result of the Ad Valorem Reduction Grants enacted by the

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Mississippi Legislature in 1992."
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"Ad Valorem taxes will be $________ less as

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SECTION 9.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Two

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Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,100,000.00) shall be

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derived from the Technology in Classroom Fund 3203 for the purpose

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of defraying the expenses of the State Department of Education,

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excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education

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Division.

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SECTION 10.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, funds in

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the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall come from

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income derived from the principal of the Education Improvement

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Trust Fund created by Section 206A, Mississippi Constitution of

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1890, and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall be used for

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the School for Math and Science.

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SECTION 11.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions

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of this act, not more than the following amount shall be expended

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for Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits.......... $

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3,218,852.00.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act,

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the following positions are authorized for the Vocational and

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Technical Education Division of the State Department of Education:

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AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:

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Time-Limited:

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Full Time.............

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Part Time.............

0

Full Time.............

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Part Time.............

0

With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's
responsibility to make certain that funds required to be
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appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2019 do not

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exceed Fiscal Year 2018 funds appropriated for that purpose,

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unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year

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2018 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

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provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel

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Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to

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fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the

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provisions of this act.

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agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases

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this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2018

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appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the

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exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks.

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the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal

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Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency

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has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this

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projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2018 "Personal Services"

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appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which

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reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation

362

requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until

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such time as the requirements of this provision are met.

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Based on data

It shall be the responsibility of the

If, at

Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with

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the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or

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allowable under the terms set forth within this act.

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Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written

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approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.
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The

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Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written

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approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions

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without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the

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appropriated level.

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No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be

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used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are

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being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this

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act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

377

None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in

378

violation of Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating

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to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as

380

interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

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SECTION 12.

In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance

382

Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of

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the Legislature that the funds provided in this act shall be

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utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to

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achieve the intended mission of the Vocational and Technical

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Education Division of the State Department of Education.

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the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to

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attain the targeted performance measures provided below:

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FY2018

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Performance Measures

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Secondary Programs

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393

Based on

Target

Increase Career & Technical Education
(CTE) Student Completers' Placement
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Rate (%)

3.00

395

2011-2012 Baseline: 89.00%

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Increase Students Served in CTE (%)

397

2011-2012 Baseline: 2,785

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399
400
401
402

1.00

Decrease Number of Schools with
Graduation Rate Less than 80%

160

Increase the Percentage of Students
Who Graduated

82.00

Increase the Percentage of 11th Grade

403

Students Who are College

404

or Career Ready as Measured by the ACT

405
406
407

12.00

Post-secondary Programs
Short Term Adult Programs (Num of Classes)

255

Agencies & Institutions

408

Number of CTE student completers

3,700

409

A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets

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set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the

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agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget

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Committee for Fiscal Year 2019.

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SECTION 13.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, an amount

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not to exceed Two Hundred Twenty-nine Thousand Six Hundred

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Eighty-four Dollars ($229,684.00) is authorized for the support of

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vocational and technical education programs as authorized in

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Section 37-31-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, for a period in excess

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of ten (10) months in a calendar year.
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SECTION 14.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the

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Vocational and Technical Education Division of the State

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Department of Education shall, with the funds appropriated in

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Section 1, transfer no more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars

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($100,000.00) to the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation

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Commission for the purpose of providing matching funds to purchase

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soil conservation equipment.

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SECTION 15.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, no more

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than One Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($175,000.00) is

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provided for the purpose of supporting the Future Farmers of

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America Center.

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SECTION 16.

The State Department of Education shall transfer

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the designated amounts to the appropriate entities, which shall

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assume full responsibility for the expenditure of these funds in

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accordance with state laws and accept all responsibility for any

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improper expenditure, for the following:

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Chalkable Learning Earnings Pilot Program........... $

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Detention Centers................................... $ 1,000,000.00

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Digital Interactive Learning........................ $ 1,200,000.00

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Drop-out Prevention at Star Academy................. $

500,000.00

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Dubard School....................................... $

625,000.00

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Dyslexia Program.................................... $

325,000.00

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IHL-Alternative Route Certification Program......... $

40,400.00

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Jobs for MS Graduates, Inc.......................... $

1,000,000

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Stride.............................................. $

785,000.00

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100,000.00

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Life Tracks (SLDS).................................. $ 1,600,000.00

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Literacy Based Promotion Pilot Program.............. $

700,000.00

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Magee Enterprise Learning Lab....................... $

200,000.00

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Magnolia Speech School.............................. $

542,541.00

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Mississippi Arts Commission-Arts Institute.......... $

40,000.00

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Mississippi Autism.................................. $

200,000.00

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Mississippi Construction Education Program.......... $

225,000.00

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Mississippi Symphony................................ $

50,000.00

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New Learning Resource, Inc.......................... $

350,000.00

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Principal Corp...................................... $

500,000.00

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Safe Hearts Program................................. $

100,000.00

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Save the Children Program........................... $

150,000.00

456

Sight Savers........................................ $

426,472.00

457

Teach for America................................... $ 2,000,000.00

458

Teacher Corp........................................ $

185,000.00

459

USM - Autism Program................................ $

50,000.00

460

Children’s Center for Communication & Development... $

717,540.00

461

Very Special Arts Program........................... $

40,000.00

462

Vision Screening Research........................... $

223,528.00

463

World Class Teacher Program......................... $

600,000.00

464

Drop-out Prevention Vicksburg - Leader in Me........ $

100,000.00

465

University of Mississippi – Willie Price Lab School. $

250,000.00

466

Algebra Nation...................................... $

200,000.00

467

WorkKeys – Brookhaven Pilot......................... $

25,000.00

468

USM - Statewide Bicentennial Celebration............ $

85,000.00

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Total............................................. $
SECTION 17.

15,135,481.00

It is the intention of the Legislature that the

471

Department of Education shall obtain a research methodology from a

472

provider that consists of a research prescription for each program

473

to be funded through the amounts set in Section 17.

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methodology shall be made in consultation with PEER Committee

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staff. Copies of such methodologies shall be provided to the

476

Department of Finance and Administration and the Legislative

477

Budget Office.

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Learning Earnings Pilot Program, Magee Enterprise Learning Lab and

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Smart Labs, Jobs for Mississippi Graduates, Stride, Dropout

480

Prevention at Star Academy, Literacy Based Promotion Pilot Program

481

(Amplify), Save the Children, Algebra Nation, WorkKeys – Pilot for

482

Brookhaven.

483

SECTION 18.

This research

The following shall provide the reports: Chalkable

Of the funds appropriated in this act, an amount

484

not to exceed One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars

485

($1,800,000.00) shall be used for technological methods for

486

agricultural programs, computer science, engineering or robotic

487

engineering programs and equipment upgrades and Mississippi

488

Elementary (ME) STEM and STEAM programs

489

Technical Education Division of the State Department of Education.

490

SECTION 19.

from the Career and

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, the sum

491

of Sixty-two Thousand One Hundred Ninety-one Dollars ($62,191.00),

492

which is the aggregate sum that the school districts in the

493

Chickasaw Cession receive annually from interest payments from the
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Chickasaw School Fund under Section 212, Mississippi Constitution

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of 1890, shall be deducted from the allocations to the school

496

districts as provided in Section 29-3-137, Mississippi Code of

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1972, and shall be distributed among the school districts in the

498

Chickasaw Cession by the State Department of Education in the

499

manner that those interest payments were distributed during Fiscal

500

Year 1985.

501

SECTION 20.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions

502

of this act, not more than the following amount shall be expended

503

for Salaries, Wages and Fringe Benefits.......... $

504

8,035,626.00.

Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of this act,

505

the following positions are authorized for the Mississippi School

506

for the Blind and the Mississippi School for the Deaf:

507
508

AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent:

509
510

Time-Limited:

511
512

Full Time.............

176

Part Time.............

16

Full Time.............

1

Part Time.............

0

With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency's

513

responsibility to make certain that funds required to be

514

appropriated for "Personal Services" for Fiscal Year 2019 do not

515

exceed Fiscal Year 2018 funds appropriated for that purpose,

516

unless programs or positions are added to the agency's Fiscal Year

517

2018 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.

518

provided by the Legislative Budget Office, the State Personnel
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Board shall determine and publish the projected annual cost to

520

fully fund all appropriated positions in compliance with the

521

provisions of this act.

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agency head to ensure that no single personnel action increases

523

this projected annual cost and/or the Fiscal Year 2018

524

appropriations for "Personal Services" when annualized, with the

525

exception of escalated funds and the award of benchmarks.

526

the time the agency takes any action to change "Personal

527

Services," the State Personnel Board determines that the agency

528

has taken an action which would cause the agency to exceed this

529

projected annual cost or the Fiscal Year 2018 "Personal Services"

530

appropriated level, when annualized, then only those actions which

531

reduce the projected annual cost and/or the appropriation

532

requirement will be processed by the State Personnel Board until

533

such time as the requirements of this provision are met.

534

It shall be the responsibility of the

If, at

Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with

535

the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or

536

allowable under the terms set forth within this act.

537

Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written

538

approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.

539

Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written

540

approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions

541

without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the

542

appropriated level.

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No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be

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used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are

545

being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this

546

act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.

547

None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in

548

violation of Internal Revenue Service's Publication 15-A relating

549

to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as

550

interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

551

SECTION 21.

With the funds provided in this act, it is the

552

intention of the Legislature that School Attendance Officers and

553

academic teachers at the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the

554

Mississippi School for the Blind shall receive their annual

555

increment.

556

SECTION 22.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the

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State Board of Education shall maintain complete accounting and

558

personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds

559

appropriated in this act and that those records shall be in the

560

same format and level of details as maintained for Fiscal Year

561

2017.

562

budget requests for Fiscal Year 2019 shall be submitted to the

563

Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail

564

comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the

565

Fiscal Year 2018 budget request process for each agency and

566

institution appropriated funds within the provisions of this act.

It is further the intention of the Legislature that the

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SECTION 23.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1 to the

568

State Board of Education, not less than Twenty-two Million Six

569

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($22,600,000.00) shall be used for

570

National Board Certification.

571

SECTION 24.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1 and

572

Section 2 not less than Fifteen Million Fifty-eight Thousand

573

Dollars ($15,058,000.00) shall be used for the Educable Child

574

Program.

575

SECTION 25.

The public school districts of the state are

576

authorized at their discretion to pay with local funds one hundred

577

percent (100%) of the cost of the health insurance premiums of the

578

State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan for all retired

579

members of the Public Employees' Retirement System who are

580

employed as school bus drivers by the school districts.

581

intention of the Legislature that no state funds shall be used for

582

this purpose.

583

SECTION 26.

It is the

It is the intention of the Legislature that

584

whenever two (2) or more bids are received by this agency for the

585

purchase of commodities or equipment, and whenever all things

586

stated in those received bids are equal with respect to price,

587

quality and service, the Mississippi Industries for the Blind

588

shall be given preference.

589

the Mississippi Industries for the Blind whenever purchases are

590

made without competitive bids.

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SECTION 27.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1, not less

592

than Six Million Three Hundred Twenty-one Nine Hundred

593

Twenty-seven Dollars ($6,321,927.00) shall be used for the

594

Compulsory School Attendance Office and School Attendance

595

Officers.

596

SECTION 28.

Of the funds appropriated in this act, it is the

597

intention of the Legislature that Three Million Six Hundred

598

Thousand Dollars ($3,600,000.00) shall be used for the Mary

599

Kirkpatrick-Mary Sprayberry Public School Nurse Program.

600

amount of Three Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars

601

($3,600,000.00) is provided from the Department of Health.

602

SECTION 29.

The

It is the intention of the Legislature that the

603

State Board of Education shall charge a fee for room and board for

604

students who enroll in the Mississippi School for Mathematics and

605

Science and the Mississippi School of Arts.

606

waived for any student enrolled in the State Children's Health

607

Insurance Program.

608

Dollars ($500.00) for each semester.

609

SECTION 30.

Such fees will be

The amount of such fees shall be Five Hundred

It is the intent of the Legislature that each

610

eligible employee who meets the National Board requirements under

611

Section 37-19-7(2), Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be paid the

612

full supplement and that such supplement shall be included on a

613

prorated basis in the employee's monthly paycheck.

614
615

SECTION 31.

It is the intention of the Legislature that the

Mississippi Department of Education may loan any general or
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special source fund amount, not to exceed Five Million Dollars

617

($5,000,000.00), to any school district for the purpose of

618

providing funds to school districts through the Emergency

619

Assistance Fund as outlined in Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code

620

of 1972, during the period beginning July 1, 2017, and ending

621

June 30, 2018.

622

repay the Mississippi Department of Education the amount of the

623

loan on or before June 30, 2018.

624

SECTION 32.

The school districts receiving these loans shall

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a), Seven

625

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00) shall be transferred to the

626

Board of Health no later than December 31, 2017.

627

SECTION 33.

Any school district receiving funds through Save

628

the Children and Stride may provide a ten percent (10%) match from

629

local funds for implementation of the program.

630

SECTION 34.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a), Two

631

Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00) is provided

632

for the Mississippi Community Oriented Policing Services in

633

Schools (MCOPS) grant program.

634

SECTION 35.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a), Four

635

Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) is provided for an Early Childhood

636

Education Initiative program.

637

the intention of the Legislature that no new funds may be expended

638

to defray the costs of any pre-kindergarten program that has not

639

been determined by the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance

640

Evaluation and Expenditure Review to be evidence-based.
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SECTION 36.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a) and

642

Section 4(a), Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) shall be

643

used for the Literacy Initiative and Assessment.

644

SECTION 37.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(b), Two

645

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) is provided for the Smart

646

Lab project.

647

SECTION 38.

Of the funds appropriated herein, funding is

648

provided for the ACT test, which is the college readiness portion

649

of the state accountability model.

650

SECTION 39.

Of the funds appropriated in Section 1(a), it

651

is the intention of the Legislature that One Million Three Hundred

652

Seventy-seven Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-nine Dollars

653

($1,377,389.00) shall be allocated for Driver Education Programs

654

supported from General Fund court assessments.

655

SECTION 40.

The money appropriated in this act shall be paid

656

by the State Treasurer out of any money in the proper fund or

657

funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State

658

Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his

659

warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or

660

officers in the manner provided by law.

661
662

SECTION 41.

This act shall take effect and be in force from

and after July 1, 2017, and shall stand repealed June 30, 2017.

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